|Date|Time|Opponent#|Site|TV|Result|Attendance|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|August 29|7:30 PM|Appalachian State*|Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC||W 19–13|21,129|
|September 7|6:30 PM|#13 Northwestern*|Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC|FSN|W 28–27|21,749|
|September 14|7:00 PM|at Georgia Tech|Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA||L 10–30|45,750|
|September 21|12:00 PM|#20 Virginia|Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC|JPS|L 7–42|23,220|
|September 28|12:00 PM|at Clemson|Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC|JPS|L 10–21|63,263|
|October 5|6:30 PM|#15 North Carolina|Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC||L 6–45|25,681|
|October 19|2:00 PM|at Maryland|Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD||L 0–52|30,212|
|October 26|1:00 PM|Navy*|Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC||L 18–47|17,307|
|November 9|12:00 PM|vs. #3 Florida State|Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL|JPS|L 7-44|34,974|
|November 16|1:00 PM|Duke|Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC||W 17–16|17,842|
|November 23|1:00 PM|at NC State|Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC||L 22–37|40,500|

Question: how many losses were there in the season?
Answer: 8